Envelope bag



May 5,1924. v

` M. VIERENGEL ENVELOPE BAG Filed Nov. 611- 9, 1.922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 -Patented May 6, 1924.

u NiTED VS'i TEs PATENT MATTHEW-VIERENGEL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

` ENvLoPE Bae.

- Application filed November 9, 1922. Serial No. 599,806.

lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My present invention is fan improvement on those envelope-bags forming the subject-matter of my application for United ,States Letters Patent, filed March 10,1922,

Serial No. 542,709. It deals particularly with that type of device which is especially adapted for use in connection with envelopebags. By the use-of my improvement these bags may be used for a plurality of purposes, first, as a carry all bag, second, as `an envelope for second class mailing, or third, as an envelope which may be positively sealed for first class mailing. The bag may be made of paper, 'fabric or any other suitable material. Y

Generally speaking, envelope-bags of this character are utilized yby some of the large lmerchandise houses for the convenience of the shopper as it enables the shopper to` readily carry quite a number of purchases of small articles which may be made inthe several sections of the store.y In case the shopper desires the various purchases made to be delivered, the merchant canv readily do so either by parcel post, second class or irst class mail each in, accordance to the form of closing the flap to the bag.

Envelope-bags` ot this general character have been in use for some time and it has developed through their use that in certain cases the purchaser having an out of town residence desires the entire package to be shipped or `mailed to his home. In such a 4case it has been the usual custom oi the merchant to repack the various articles in a mailable container.

It is Ltherefore the main object of the present invention to provide an envelopebag having a handle associated therewith, by which handle the envelope-bag may readily carried Ifrom place to place, also m making 4this handle of such a form so` that llot acts as a closure retainer for the envelopeag. Another object ofthe present invention resides in the novel manner in which the Hap of the envelope-bag is held in its closed or sealing position while the envelope-bag is being carried by the handle.

. A' further aim in the invention resides in the novel construction ofthe handle by which the said handle may easily be withdrawn from its locking position with reference to the'ilap.

vA still urtherobject of the present case l' is the provision of a handlev construction Iwhich by its peculiar association with the open end of the envelope-bag enables thev envelope-bag to be sent as a second class package or in another association therewith completely seals the open end of the envelope so that the same maybe sent as first class mailable matter.

These and other objects and aims of the invention will readily suggest themselves to those' skilled in this particular line of delvices and I wish it understood that the language used in the following descri tion shouldv -be considered in the broad an not in the limiting sense, except, of course, for such limitations as may be embodied in the prior art.

In the ing a part of this specification I have illustrated only two forms of my invention, but it will be of course understood that the structure involved may he modified in various respects without departure from the true spirit and scope of the invention.

In Athese drawings similar reference numerals indicateJ like parts throughout the several views in which:

Fig. 1 is a back elevation of the m- -proved envelope-bag showing the handle in carrying position;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section 4of the upper portion of the envelope-bag taken through the longitudinal center thereof;

Fig. v3 is a fragmentary viewvof the u per 4portion of the bag showing the han e folded over, the end of the envelope-bag drawing accompanying and formand against and through the yiront thereof; Fig. t is a cross section taken on line 4 4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1; but illustrating a handle of elongated character which is especially used on envelopevbags of large size;

Fig. 6 is a. cross sectional View taken on line 6 6, Fig. 5;

F ig. 7 is a back elevation of a. slightly modified form or' envelope-bag with the l'ap closed and the handle extended for carrying purposes, and,

Fig. 8 is a view similar to F ig. 7 but showing the Hap of the envelope-bag in raised position.

As shown in the drawings, 1 indicates the front face of the envelope-bag while the back of the same constitutes the overlapped side portions 2 and 3. The bottom flap is designated as at 4 and the topflap as at 5. The front face 1 is transversely slotted as at 6 while the flap 5 is cnt away along its creased edge as suggested at 7. The iap 5 is also slotted as indicated at 8;

In the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, I provide an elongated sheet of material as suggested at 9 which is firmly attached at its lower end to the back face of the envelope-bag. The upper end ot' this elongated sheet 9 may, if desired, be gummed as suggested in Fig. 1 at 9 in order that said sheet may be. sealed into locking position, although in some instances this adhe4 sive may be applied at the time when the iap is to be sealed. Above its point of securement this elongated sheet is provided withfinger grips 10 and 11 for the purpose as will hereinafter appear.

Inithe form disclosed in Figs. 7 and 8, the elongated member 9 is formed as an integral part of one of the side portions of the envelope-bag and in which case I rovide a longitudinally extending slot des ignated 12 between the member 9 and the upperl portion of the side 3 to allow the flap 5 to be folded down over the back of the envelope. I may, if desired` use a Strip of reinforcement as suggestetz at 5 in Fig. 8 and it will of course be understood that this reinforcement is apertured in registry with the slots G, 7 and 8. The strip 5 may be paper or fabric and is aHiXed to the inner surface of the flap 5 in any appropriate manner. i

The specific forms of the elongated member 9, as shown in Figs. 'i and 5, are slightly diii'erent from one another as in the former case it has a single finger openingvand when the upper end of the member is extended the nger grip 11 may be bodily moved to one side or the other side of the finger opening of the upper end to afford a passage for a single finger so that the envelope-bag may be carried thereby, while in the Fig. 5 disclosure the finger opening is extended and the lin er grip is widened and the displacement ot the finger grip enables the user to insert several ngers and get `a firmer hold wit-hin the handle. This latter construction is better adapted for use in connection with envelopenags of rela-- tively large size.

In use, after the articles have been placed within the envelope-bag the top flap is folded across the open end and down the back thereof and in order to temporarily hold the same in this folded condition the free end of the elongated member is first passed, from the outside of the Hap, through the iap slot 8 and then, from the inside ot' the flap, ont, through the slot or cut away portion at the crease ofthe fiap. It will be noted that when the member 9 is in its holding position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the bottom finger grip 10 accessible from a point below the front slot 8 so that it' it is desirable to open the envelope-bag for any reason the member 9 may be readily withdrawn from its interlocked position with respect to the ap 5, by simply taking hold of the finger grip 10 and pulling thereon. In case the envelope-bagI is to be yforwarded by mail it is closed above intimated and the u standing portion of the member 9 is folde down and over the front face as suggested in Fig. 3, the terminal end of member 9 being inserted into the transversely extending front slot 6. In' this condition the package may be mailed as second class mattei` or by parcel post as ready inspection ot' the package may be had by simply grasping the upper finger grip 11 to withdraw the terminal end of the elongated member through the front slot 6 and then taking hold of the lower linger grip 1l and pulling thercon results in the total disengagement of the member 9 with reference to the flap 5. If it is desirable to mail the package as first class matter, the terminal end of the elongated member 9 is adhesively affixed in its folded condition.

By the expression describing the elongated sheet of materiales a'member associated with the back of the' envelope-bag. I wish it to be understood to mean that the elongated member can be put on asa separate piecepof material and gummcd to the back or cut right out of the bag and so as to be in one piece therewith. i

Although I have described above the use of my envelope-bag in connection with mercantile houses, I wish it clearly understood, that other business houses, offices or individuals may also use my invention for the distribution of advertising matter, circulars, catalogucsor the like in which case thevv could be sent as second class matter or if a letter is also to be sent with or without the other matter then the envelope may llU associated with the back of the envelope-` bag and adapted for insertion through the ap slot, crease slot and front slot when the flap is in folded position, the free end of vsaid member extending Abeyond the edge of the envelope-bag to constitute a handle by which the envelope-bagmay be carried.

2. An envelope-bag ofthe class described having a front slot and a closure flap adapted to be folded over the open end ofthe envelope-bag, said iiap having a slot therein at substantially the medial point, a slot at the folding point of the flap, and an elongated member'associated with the back of "thevenvelope-bag and adapted for insertion through the slot in the flap, and the slot ate.

the folding point, the free end of said member extending beyond the edge of the envelope-bag to constitute a carrying handle for the envelope-bag.

3. An envelope-bag of the class described having a top crease, a front slot and a closure flap adapted to be folded over the open end of the envelope-bag, said flap having a slot therein arranged across the flap between the top crease and the end of the flap and a slot at the folding point of the flap, and an elongated member associate-d with the back of the envelope-bag and adapted for insertion through the slot lin the flap when the latter is in folded position, the f rce end of said member extending beyond the edge of the envelope-bag to constitute a carrying handle for theenvelopebag.

4. An envelope-bag of the class described having a front slot and a crease slot, a closure flap having a slot therein adjacent to its free edge adapted to be foldedover the open end of the envelope-bag, and an elongated member associated with the back of the envelope-bag and adapted for insertion through the slot in the Hap when the latter is in folded position,'the free end of said slot in the member extending through the crease slot and beyond the edge of the, envelope-bag to constitute a handle by which the envelopebag may be carried.

5. An envelope-bag of the class described having a front slot, a top slot and a. closure Hap, said flap having a slot therein, a member associated with the back of the envelopefor insertion throughvthe and through the` top slot and through t e front slot, and means on the member by which the removal of said member from the slots may be facilitated.

bag and adated 'mem 6. An envelope-bag of the class described having a front slot, a crease slot and a closure flap, said iap having a slot therein, a member associated with the back of lthe envelope-bag and adapted for insertion through the slots and flexible means on the member by which the removal of said member from the slots may be facilitated.

7. An envelope-bag of the class described -Y I havin a front slot, ay crease slot and a closure ap, sa'id flap having a slot therein,

'a member associated with the back of the envelope-bag and adapted for insertion through the slots and means on the member below its point of entry into the slot in the Hap by which the removal of said member from the slots may be facilitated.

8. An envelope-bag of the class described having' a front slot, aacrease vslot and a closure flap, said flap having a slot therein, an elongated member associated with the back of the envelope-bag and adapted for insertion through the slot in the flap, the free end 'of the member extending beyond the edge of the envelope-bag toconstitute a carryino handle, and means associated with the lier to facilitate its withdrawal from the slots.

9. An envelope-bag of the class described havinga crease slot, a closure flap, said flap having a slot therein, an elongated member associated with the back of the envelope-bag and adapted for insertion through the slot in the flap, and means on having a transverse slot in the front there-v of and a closure flap, said fiap having a slot`therein, and an elongated member associated with the back of the envelope-bag and adapted for insertion through the slots, the free end of the member being-anchored to the front of the envelope-bag by inserting the same into the transverse slot therein.

11. An envelope-ba of the class described having a transverse s ot in the front thereof, a crease slot and a closure flap, said flap having a slot therein, an elongated member associated with the back of the envelopebag and adapted for insertion through th/e slots, the free end ofthe member being anchored to the face of the envelope-bag by inserting the same -into the transverse slot therein, and means associated with the elongated member to assist in its withdrawal from engagement within the slots in the front slot, crease` slot and flap slots of the n envelope-bag of the class 'described slots, the free end of the member being anchored to the front of the envelope-bag by inserting the same into the transverse slot therein, and means for adhesively aixng 5 the free end of the member within the transverse slot.

13.' An envelope-bag of the class described having a front slot, a crease slot, a closure a having a. slot therein and a, back provi ed with an elon ated member ada d for insertion throug the slot in the ap, when the latter is in folded position, the free end of said member extending throu h the crease slot to constitute a handle y which the envelope may be carried.

MATTMJW VIEREN GEL. 

